Monday, June 10, 2019 | ||||||||
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8:30-4:00pm | Symposium Check-In in the Lobby of the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center (ICC) | |||||||
1:00-4:30pm |
Innovation Ecosystem Tours: UMass Lowell Innovation Hub & Fabric Discovery Center, UMass Lowell DifferenceMaker Central, The IDEA Center at Middlesex Community College, Lowell Makes, EForAll
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1:00-4:00pm | Workshop A:
Developing I-Shaped Students Location: Hamilton |
Workshop B:
Collaborating Across Campuses to Build Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Location: Lower Locks 2 |
Workshop C:
A Map Through Entrepreneurship: Aha to Exit Location: Lower Locks 1 |
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5:30-7:30pm | Welcome Reception – Networking and Cocktails at Lowell’s Mill No. 5 – Transportation will be available from the UMass Lowell Inn and Conference Center – Information will be available at the symposium check-in Built in 1873, Mill No. 5 is a historical textile mill now the home to small companies and startups. The old mill features a movie theater, Victorian lounge, boutiques and more in a space focusing on bringing innovation together into a campus-like community. |
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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7:30-8:30am | Symposium Check-In & Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer | |||||||
8:30-8:40am | Welcome, Grand Ballroom | |||||||
8:40-9:30am |
Morning Plenary Session, Grand BallroomThe Six Degrees of Deshpande: The Network Grows & Connections Multiply Speakers – Deborah Hoover, President & CEO, Burton D. Morgan Foundation – Desh Deshpande, Deshpande Foundation – Julie Messing, Executive Director Entrepreneurship Initiatives, LaunchNET, Kent State University |
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9:30-9:45am | Break | |||||||
9:45-11:00am |
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11:00-11:15am | Break | |||||||
11:15-12:30pm |
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12:30-1:45pm | Networking Lunch, 50 Warren Restaurant, Dining Hall, Lower Locks | |||||||
1:45-3:00pm |
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3:00-3:15pm | Break | |||||||
3:15-4:30pm |
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4:30-5:30pm | Break | |||||||
5:30-6:30pm | Poster Session with Networking Reception, Junior Ballroom | |||||||
6:30-8:00pm | 2019 Deshpande Symposium Awards Dinner & Celebration, Grand Ballroom
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019 | ||||||||
7:30-8:30am | Symposium Check-In and Continental Breakfast – Grand Ballroom Foyer | |||||||
8:30-9:30am |
Keynote, Amy NelsonAmy Nelson, CEO of Venture For America, will present on macro trends in entrepreneurship and the landscape for young entrepreneurs in the United States. Venture For America (VFA) is a highly selective fellowship program for recent college graduates to launch their careers as entrepreneurs. VFA focuses on cities that struggle to attract and retain top talent, and that need more entrepreneurial activity to build economic resilience. VFA is working to counter the cultural and structural headwinds that have stymied new business formation in recent years, while reorienting their Fellows around a culture of achievement that celebrates value creation and opportunity generation. Launched in 2012, VFA has helped more than 1,000 young entrepreneurs from 120+ universities launch their start-up careers. Symposium participants will have the opportunity to learn more about VFA’s training and apprenticeship methodology, as well as how to grow the pipeline of talent into the organization. |
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9:30-9:45am | Break | |||||||
9:45-11:00am |
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11:00-11:15am | Break | |||||||
11:15-12:30am |
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12:00-1:30pm | Boxed Lunch, Grand Ballroom Foyer | |||||||
12:45-2:00pm |
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2:15-2:30pm | Closing Remarks, Grand Ballroom |